# Julian Assange charged with violating Espionage Act in 18-count indictment

ABC News, 2019-05-23

- Address: https://abcnews.com/Politics/julian-assange-charged-18-count-indictment-wikileaks-disclosures/story?id=63234593
- Kind: reporting
- Last checked: 2026-09-23
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## Cited by

- [United States indicts WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange under the Espionage Act](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/2019-us-assange-espionage-act-indictment)
- [Claim 238: Assistant Attorney General John Demers said Assange's conduct showed he was not a journalist.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/238)
- [Claim 239: The Justice Department said Assange's actions risked serious harm to United States national security.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/239)
- [Claim 240: Assange's attorney said the unprecedented charges threatened all journalists engaged in similar reporting.](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/240)

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